Matching Pairs Animals idiomsOnline version Animals idioms vocabulary. by Rodrigo Antonio de Jesús Villegas Gallardo 1 You can't teach an old dog new tricks 2 Bear with a sore paw 3 A fly in the ointment 4 A bee in your bonnet 5 Hen pecked 6 To rat on somebody 7 Dog tired 8 Have a whale of a time 9 Don't count your chickens before they hatch 10 Crocodile tears 11 Cold turkey One big problem in an otherwise faultless plan. Someone who is too accustomed to old habits won't want to change. Tell a person in authority about the bad behaviour of another person. Someone in a bad mood. Husband who is nagged at by his wife. Extremely tired. False tears to give impression of sadness. Period of time without something you are addicted to. Don't presume anything until it is certain. Have an exciting, interesting time. Enjoy oneself enormously. Be angry, resentful about a certain issue.